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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

Green Car Congress

Why a petrol car? To address this we are looking at ways to make personal transport as accessible and affordable as possible. Engine specialist Geo Technology is the brainchild of Osamu Goto, former Director of Honda F1, R&D Manager at Ferrari F1 and Member of the Board at a Sauber-owned company. —Project M website.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Chevrolet Equinox – affordable mid-sized SUV set to go EV in 2023. Ferrari EV – yep, there’s a pure EV Ferrari coming, although what it looks like and how it goes is a long way off.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

Porsches, Jaguars, Fiats, VW Beetles and Buses, even Ferraris, have all gone under the knife, with an increasing number of entrepreneurs serving this growing market. Farther down the line are somewhat newer Defender body panels waiting to be refurbished, hand-sanded, and then covered with Ferrari-quality. liter petrol engine.

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The EU’s 2035 petrol ban receives pushback from five countries

Teslarati

In the documents, the authors cited two main concerns, mainly dealing with infrastructure and affordability. However, many brands, including Ferrari , are now moving towards plans that would have them following the EU’s proposal nonetheless. Volkswagen, Mercedes support EU ban of ICE sales past 2035.

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